The Difference Between Sunni and Shia

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"Sunnah, Shari'ah, Sectarianism and Ijtihad" by Abdal Hakim Murad
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In his second lecture to non-Muslim middle school and high school teachers, Murad moves on to the more outward manifestions of the Islamic tradition. He explains the sunnah as being the "backbone" of a Muslim's daily life and provides a brief and simple explanation of it's vital role in Islam. He then focuses the remainder of his time on the Islamic law, its various sources, and its history. And in closing, the speaker looks at a few case studies of the practice of ijtihad in the Muslim world. (Recorded at the Dar al Islam Teachers' Institute seminar).

Other topics discussed: dua (supplication), Salman Rushdie, medhabs (schools of thought), tabacco and smoking, AIDS, abortion, contraception, and artificial insemination.

Channel: Education
Uploaded: January 31, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Author: wwwMeccaCentricCom

Length: 00:06:38
Rating: 4.51
Views: 77561

Tags: Abdal Hakim Murad Koran Iran Iraq Sunni Shia Shiite Insurgency Saddam Hussein Sept 911 Islam Muslim Islaam Moslem Qur'a

Video Comments:
Theguyis786 (October 7, 2008 at 8:31 am)
Listen alhadydy,

and listen good, you idiot:

I am not son of Muta. I am son of Aisha. My mother's name is Aisha Mateen Siddiqui.

She is still Sunni but I respect her because I was born to her. I will not tolerate any disrespect against my mother. UNDERSTAND!!!

Alhady (Wahabi),

Shame on you. You Wahabi is abusing and insulting my mother named AISHA??

Think before you type you idiot Muawiya's son!!
tezol21 (September 29, 2008 at 7:10 am)
Dear Daddyod,
This interpretation of Islam is pretty much the same as Apostate Christianity.
The mindset is universal; not belong to one religion. You can see traces of this unislamic ideaology in Afghanistan in Talibal era. It is a blind hateful, igi=norant interpretaton that ONLY believes the correct way to Allah is thru them This is why if someone preaches "My way" is "RIGHT",
I know that he is the "Astray soul".

Allah has created his believeres in various forms to prove Allah is 1.
omerkhan678 (September 28, 2008 at 5:32 pm)
loook i am not a enemy of hz Ali Ra, im supporter of hz ali and believe in him, he was a great great man. and a very brave man, its stupid to think that we take hz moaviah's side against hz ali, offcourse hz ali is better than hz moaviah no doubt about that !!! but we dont envy hz ali's decision for not percecution of the murderers of hz Osman Ra. and for that reason we belive that hz moaviah war correct for asking hz ali to try the murderers, and offcourse hz ali was our caliph !!!
tezol21 (September 29, 2008 at 6:53 am)
Dear Omer..678,
I beleive youtube comment area is not an adequate place to resolve issues in the history in detail. It just does not offer enough space to do so.
Also, I think it is a grave mistake to discuss the details of 1400 yrs old politics. All it does is I stick to what I think is right and you do the same and no productive outcome will incur.
All I know is that we can all unite under the banner of prophet, stick to his values and sunnah, respect eachother, satisfy Allah by our deeds.
fcbayern7141 (September 27, 2008 at 3:34 pm)
shias are kafir!.
thats wat sunni say
we are all brothers
thats wat shia say
so lets think y this war beetwen shia & sunni is happening
SOA4ever (October 10, 2008 at 4:45 pm)
sunnis dont say that, dont make stuff up.
Userzxcvbnm (September 22, 2008 at 8:27 pm)
The difference between Sunnis and Shia : Sunnis pray to Allah and the Shiites pray to iblees.
tezol21 (September 29, 2008 at 6:59 am)
Userzxcvbnm,
Obviously you are neither Sunni nor Shia; You do not eminate schent of prophet. Our prophet was a very kind man. He was srange to hatred that you preach. Especially the fact that you like to lean on the kingdom of Allah and judge people for what is in their heart.

Can you read my heart?

Grow up and let Allah do the judgement. Let the compassion and kindness of ALlah flow in your heart.

Do not tarnish and sell your soul for political purposes.
ShiaAfghan (September 22, 2008 at 1:35 am)
And what about the son of misyar (the Sunni version of Mutah)?
tezol21 (September 21, 2008 at 4:39 am)
Dear Believers,
All of us who find it easy to blame one another to be kafir or unbeliever, LET us set aside judging each other and leave it in the hands of Allah to judge us in the ghiamah for what we believe in our hearts.
Til then, let us all help each other to help humanity. After all, isn't that what our beloved prophet (the prophet of rahmat) did?

Are we going to learn from our Icons such as Ali, Abubakr, etc. to listen to prophet who preached unity?
Ramadhan is the month we can!